This morning, when a friend texted to see what we were up to, my house looked like this
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In multiple rooms
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I wanted to invite her and her 3 boys over to play and make them a simple mac & cheese lunch
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Instead of cleaning in a frenzy, I warned her it was messy and invited them anyway. This isn’t how I’ve always done things, but it feels wonderfully real and stress-free
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Having to present a clean house is my problem. My friends don’t expect it, and most seem relieved. They know it’s ok to have me over regardless of the condition of their home; No need to hide the fact that little mess-making people live there
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The truth is, if I waited for a clean house, no one would ever come over
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I’d rather connect with people in a messy house than sit alone because I was too embarrassed to share life with them
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We can all choose people over perfect
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Head to the blog to read more but FIRST, tell me the which room is the messiest in your house right now👇

By the edge of the woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.
For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.
They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.
For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over together.
See you there!
#NYKOS#horsepower#onceinalifetimepony#superstar#crosscountryrocket#goldmedalist#heroesneverdie#rip#realfriends

THATS ME HIGH FIVING HER ! Jenna said get up here and give me a high five so how could I not?!! I found this video on twitter and It makes me cry. This is going to be an emo post, you have been warned. I saw Tonight Alive perform in 2013 at warped tour the first time ever. I was 14 and it was my first warped tour and all because of this band which is why I went to warped tour it made me ... me. That day is when I saw all time low and we are in the crowd (not knowing who they were) and realizing my heart was here. In this scene, in this place of non judgment, in this music. So from the first warped tour to the last thank you tonight alive 💜 @tonightaliveofficial @nureality108
#tonightalive#jennamcdougall#paramore#hayleywilliams#warpedtour#poppunkmemes#punkgirl#realfriends#knucklepuck

school. boring, but where we meet so many new people with diverse backgrounds and different stories. the saying that you never know what someone is going through is one of the truest i can share and i ask you as the reader to carry. so many of my friends from my time in middle school were great ones, but there were also some pretty awful ones. friends are meant to share laughs and tears with, and continue on with to the future. friends who will eventually be at your wedding. friends who will see your firstborn. friends who you will grow old with. friends are not meant to bring you down, or make you feel worthless. the dark side of my story begins with my not so friends in middle school, who started off my best friends when i was only eleven years old. i can dive into specifics later but these two specific people are a big part of the stories that made me. maybe there time in my life was a negative experience but it was also a period of learning about who i was and who i wanted to be